Why does pickin out new cabs have to be so hard?

I still can't decide what to get and it's REALLY starting to frustrate me...

I want the sound and feel of an Ampeg 810 but the weight of each to under 60 (really like to keep it under 50) lbs...and I just can't find something to suit that...I am young but I still have back problems

I want this to be a rig that will be road worthy and studio worthy for years to come so I don't mind shelling out some cash (although cheaper is always better lol)

I am running a Traynor YBA200 which I absolutely LOVE, but am still haunted by the thought of an Iamp 800

Please help me...and all the places around me only have SWR,GK,Ampeg (mmmm the 810),and Fender cabs. A couple places about an hour from me have Aguilar GS112's and Yorkville cabs....so I really have to go on opinion for any other brands

I play rock,Jam,and upright....Looking for one do it all 4ohm cab or (2) 8ohm cabs..

THe sound that I want is that of Ryan Stasik from Umphrey's Mcgee (he runs an Eden 210xlt and 115xlt w/ a WT800)...and next to the Ampeg 810 that's the best sounding set up I've heard...nice and LOW but with a hard hitting punch

Why is picking out new cabs so hard? Because there are so many excellent choices available. The bass world has been blessed recently with a multitude of quality products, and at ever-decreasing price points.

I want the sound and feel of an Ampeg 810 but the weight of each to under 60 (really like to keep it under 50) lbs...and I just can't find something to suit that...I am young but I still have back problems.

I'd recommend getting Stasik's rig, if that's the sound you like. It isn't going to sound anything like 8 tens, though. I have that rig sitting in my practice room right now, and it doesn't compare to my D-410XLT. If I were you, I'd go with a D-410XLT, a D-210XLT and a WT-800. That way, you can travel light with just the 210, travel medium and plenty loud with the 410 and, for the BIG show, take everything.

It's hard to say whether you should get 8-ohm or 4-ohm cabs. The WT-800 can be bridged only into 8 ohms, so you wouldn't be able to bridge either way with 4-ohm cabs. You would be able to get all 800 watts by going stereo into 4-ohm cabs. All my cabs are 8-ohm, which works fine for me, since I usually play bridged into just my 410 for all 800. I can get only about 480 watts (240 a side) in stereo, but that's plenty loud for me.

Some of us like ultra HI-FI. Some of us like ultra Vintage. Most of us are in between these two extremes of bass tone.

Have any of you seen the tone ratings in "Guitar Galleria". They have all their Les Pauls put on a scale of tone. At one end you have "Dark" and the other end you have "Bright" with an arrow indicating where a particular guitar falls on that scale.

If we had such unified rating scheme for all of the bass cabs and bass amps out there, we could make more informed choices in less time. Even though I understand frequency response, very few manufactures post very good information on just what thier equipment can do. All they say is "This will rock your world" or something cheesey like that. I am personally feeling the same frustration in not knowing what will sound the way I want it to.

I second and billionth that. If you want a big, badassed rig, ya just gotta go get it. No substitute for an Ampeg 8x10, just like there's no substitute for a Boogie 2x15 or 6x10... Even though both weigh in around 120-140lbs, it's still the goods. It's the Time-Quality-Quantity triangle thing you learn in economics. Or something similar. My final rig will consisit of a 2x15, paired with this cab. Always been my dream, and will be loud enough to rock anywhere. Just go for it man. You won't be happy with anything less than what you really want.

Have you looked at many 15's. Allot of them are nice and low, with a hard hitting punch. I prefer to use my boogie 15 as a solo cab, because of the low punch I can't find in smaller cabs, with 10's. Eden's close, but more of a low mid punch, which might be more to your liking.